U23 World League

沈阳奥体
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 龚正朗 started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in 辽宁沈阳美的集团代表队's zone, 龚正朗 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 巩川鹏 came out of the goal and 龚正朗 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 方然誉 during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to 辽宁沈阳美的集团代表队 getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. 方然誉 hit a great ball. 巩川鹏 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 龚正朗's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. In the 21st minute, 郭振天 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 巩川鹏 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 龚正朗, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After 28 minutes 辽宁沈阳美的集团代表队's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was 郭振天 who took care of the corner kick. A throw-in in the 33rd minute of the game was made by 顾沙乐 with 麦延威 as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 乔庭洋's late challenge caught a 上海绿地申花足球俱乐部's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 乔庭洋 helped the player get up and apologised. In the 38th minute, 方然誉 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 39 played minutes, 上海绿地申花足球俱乐部's 郭振天 shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper 巩川鹏 came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in 上海绿地申花足球俱乐部 reached it. The 上海绿地申花足球俱乐部 fans' excitement grew in the 41st match minute when 上海绿地申花足球俱乐部's 龚正朗 looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 龚正朗 in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 巩川鹏 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zhao Feng Chen made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in 辽宁沈阳美的集团代表队's zone, 龚正朗 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 巩川鹏 came out of the goal and 龚正朗 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 62nd minute of the match, 龚正朗 got a very nice opportunity to score, but 巩川鹏 was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 巩川鹏 made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when 汪风悦 sent off a good shot on target. A hard shot 71 in the game by 龚正朗 from a close distance when the talented 巩川鹏 managed to make a qualified save. 辽宁沈阳美的集团代表队's players were relieved. 73 minutes into the match, 上海绿地申花足球俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when 钱钢云 came free, but 蔡适益 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that 龚正朗's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 巩川鹏 was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. 杨沙鸿 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 杜国鹏 kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. After 85 played minutes 辽宁沈阳美的集团代表队 got a freekick which was hit by 杜国鹏. 方然誉 hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the 辽宁沈阳美的集团代表队 defense, 龚正朗 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 巩川鹏. The 辽宁沈阳美的集团代表队 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 巩川鹏 should have stopped the shot. 龚正朗's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 95thth minute, 巩川鹏 skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A hard shot 96 in the game by 龚正朗 from a close distance when the talented 巩川鹏 managed to make a qualified save. 辽宁沈阳美的集团代表队's players were relieved. 上海绿地申花足球俱乐部's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.